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I’m not gonna accuse you of copying and pasting, but the near-exact dialogue is kinda suspicious. Just an FYI
An interesting opener to an otherwise standard beginning (The Forbidden Scroll Incident), definitely new to me.
I can see how these two (Naru and Vincent) are kindred souls. Both contain demons after all, and are both feared in their own ways.
Keep up the… hm… interesting work.
The biggest way to improve the fic rapidly is to “show don’t tell.” In this case I mean abandoning use of the Author’s notes to describe characters or settings and simply state them in the third person. I believe with a bit more description, the audience would be able to follow the action even if you replace the :Interruptions: with simple scene breaks.
I like the use of English terms for the Techniques, but I suggest capitalizing them in the future. Also this makes the use of “Hai” instead of “Sir” or “Yes” or even “at your command” jarring.
As far as characterization goes, I have this to offer: keep Naruto’s personality similar, but think about how the gender-swap would effect Naruto’s relationships with the main characters. Do she and Sakura have a fierce rivalry that propels them both to greater heights? Does Naru hate or like Sasuke? Will this make Jiraya horribly uncomfortable with his books while training Naru?
You’ve got a good start and I’ll keep an eye on this and other fics you might make. Simply having Speeling, grammar, and a coherent plot put you above 50% of the fanfics out there. I hope you can rise higher.
Oh and remember that Naru’s a 13 year old right now, If this gets into any…Uncomfortable areas I’m going to have to stop reading.
Good Luck!